{"id":75574,"date":"2019-02-05T17:10:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T23:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=75574"},"modified":"2019-02-05T17:33:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T23:33:46","slug":"whos-running-for-chicago-mayor-and-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/whos-running-for-chicago-mayor-and-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Who’s running for Chicago Mayor – and why?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Noah Broder
\n<\/strong>Medill Reports<\/em>
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As the February 26 election moves closer and early voting begins, 14 mayoral candidates are working to win the critical\u00a0 50 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n

If no candidate receives over half of the vote, there will be a runoff election on April 2 <\/a>between the top two candidates who receive the most votes.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The race for Chicago mayor began in earnest in September when current mayor Rahm Emmanuel declared that he would<\/a> not be seeking re-election.<\/p>\n

“As much as I love this job and I will always love this city and its residents, I have decided not to seek re-election,” Emmanuel said in his September press conference.<\/p>\n

Following Emmanuel\u2019s announcement, the candidate field grew to close to 20 in advance of this month’s citywide election. Due to certain signature requirements and other reasons, the field currently sits<\/a> at 14 individuals.<\/p>\n

Here are the 14 candidates who are still in the race for Chicago mayor, listed in alphabetical order. Information from candidate website and campaign teams. The list will be updated as necessary.\u00a0 Links take you to websites or forum videos where comments were made.<\/p>\n

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